- during the night; at night; nighttime
- Dongzhimen neighborhood of Beijing
- outside; in addition; foreign; external
- to begin; beginning; to start; initial; CL:個|个[ge4]
- fragmentary; piecemeal; in bits and pieces; sporadic; scattered
- crack; shooting sound; gunshot
- then; after that; afterwards
- to become
- ear-splitting (idiom); deafening
- this moment; now; at present
- capital of a country
- really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine; (math.) proper
- 待 dài: 待 dai4: to wait; to treat; to deal with; to need; going to (do sth); about to; intending to待 dāi: 待 dai1: to stay; to remain
- to go down; to descend; to go on; to continue; (of a servant) to withdraw
- can't say for sure; maybe
- time; length of time; moment; period
- 会 hùi: 会 hui4: can; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to; to meet; to get together; meeting; gathering; (suffix) union; group; association; (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [hui3])会 kuài: 会 kuai4: (bound form) to reckon accounts
- to give an order; to issue an order
- to set off; to start (on a journey)
- affair; matter; thing; business; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]
- urgent; emergency
- (idiom) in the depth of the night; very late at night
- two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid
- to be in charge of (a major area of responsibility); person in charge; manager; (old) butler (of a rich family); chief steward
- to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
- item; component; classifier for events, things, clothes etc
- title of respect for the queen mother or the emperor's father; nickname for Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后[Ci2 xi3 tai4 hou4]
- see 命根[ming4 gen1]
- the two of us
- if; supposing; in case
- 你 nǐ: 你 ni3: you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])你 nǐ: 你 ni3: you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)
- firearm
- to kill; to beat to death
- there still remain(s); there is (or are) still; in addition
- where?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere; (used in rhetorical questions) how can ...?; how could ...?
- central point; in one's thoughts; in one's heart
- inwardly; to oneself; secretly
- to admire
- so much; this much; how much?; this way; like this
- circumstances; state of affairs; situation; CL:種|种[zhong3]
- down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action
- to think over; to consider; consideration
- thoughtful; considerate; attentive; thorough; also pr. [zhou1 dao5]
- (it's) no wonder (that...); (it's) not surprising (that)
- to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)